Any other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding:
shall be eligible to receive the retirement benefits under this chapter in the same manner as if such service had been rendered in a class nine or better fire department, regardless of the fact that such service was not rendered in a class nine or better fire department.
History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 973, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 86, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 1376, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 438, § 7/HB 1150.
The 2010 amendment, effective July 1, 2010, substituted “executive director of the fund that such person” for “secretary-treasurer of the fund that he” near the beginning of paragraph (2) and substituted “nine” for “eight” twice in the ending undesignated paragraph.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 47 - Retirement and Pensions
Chapter 7 - Georgia Firefighters’ Pension Fund
Article 6 - Retirement, Retirement Allowances, Disability Benefits, and Death Benefits
§ 47-7-103. Benefits Payable Upon Death; Failure to Designate Beneficiary
§ 47-7-105. Refund of Contributions Upon Withdrawal From the Fund